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In less than two weeks, Steven, along with friends Paul Cooper and Rebecca Mitchell, has helped more than half a dozen people in the Tameside area.

He added: “People have been donating mobility scooters and batteries and I’ve been taking them to people who need them. One woman hadn’t been able to use her mobility scooter for over a year because she couldn’t afford a new battery. We helped her out and now she’s able to get out again.

“We also got a mobility scooter for my mate’s grandad – he’s been so good to me over the years and it felt great to be able to give something back.

“It really is amazing. My friend also set up a fundraising page so we can buy more scooters which raised more than £400 in 24 hours.

“I really want to keep this up, it’s so important for older people to maintain their independence and this is one way of helping them to achieve that and get out and about on their own.”

So far the fundraising page is at £425 – almost a quarter of the way to the £2,000 target.